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Of course he didn’t know what the site looked like, but he wasn’t worried. His aunt worked with computers for a living, so she had a talent when it came to anything that had to do with computers; it was why he had trusted her to set up the site. Not everyone could say that.
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Yeah, though Shin was still easier to say. That didn’t mean he didn’t like his full name. Just that he wasn’t bothered when people shortened it. It had actually been his sister who had been the one to shorten it. Despite her having only been two years younger, he could clearly remember how much of a struggle it had been for her to say his name at first.
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"Well, I’m happy to hear you two like my name,” he said with a small smile.
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Well, that was a surprise. “It’s not actually that uncommon. Of course you probably haven’t met a lot of people around your own age who are blind. One could actually ditch a guide Pokémon and replace it with a Pokémon that has telepathy and can tell you where to go if they want, but that’s still using a Pokémon to aid you,” he pointed out.
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At the question, he shook his head. “While it’s true there are some Pokémon that would be good at cooking, I don’t have any in my possession. Besides, I don’t want to become too dependent on Pokémon. I believe one should try to do what they can on their own. I believe people are capable of amazing things on their own.”[break] Thea Naito

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"Yeah, the last time my uncle tried to make boiled eggs, they exploded. Basically, outside of using the microwave or making a sandwich, he shouldn’t be trusted anywhere near the kitchen,” he said with a chuckle. Really, it was really surprising how much of a failure his uncle was at cooking.
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Photo albums? He was actually a bit surprised his aunt had thought to grab them. "Hmmm, I should probably go through those to label them; that way I’ll know what the picture is about,” he said, expression thoughtful. “I believe I have a label maker that labels stuff in braille somewhere,” he trailed off as he tried to think about where it could be.
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Meanwhile, Athena had barely exited the air vent when the Shaymin collided with her, causing her to stumble back against the grate that covered the air vent before correcting her balance. Eying the Shaymin curiously, she greeted the grass-type pokemon.[break] Keenan Toral

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"Oh, I’ve done that too,” he admitted with a chuckle. “I don’t suppose you’ve ever told someone they had a face before. In my defense, I was fifteen and was meeting a singer I was a fan of. I also might have had a bit of a crush, so as nervous as I was, I blurted out the first thing that popped into my mind, which was supposed to be that he had a pretty face and not just that he had a face. It probably made it worse when I kept talking, trying to explain how I knew he actually did have a face. My sister found the whole thing really funny.”
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It was kind of bittersweet thinking back on memories of his sister. His relationship with his sister had been vastly better than the one with his parents, something that was probably pretty obvious when he mentioned them. “My parents never did that, but after my sisters passing, they became well...” he trailed off a bit awkwardly before continuing. “Let’s just say I felt I couldn’t go two steps without running into one of them; it was like they became clingy or something.”
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Eventually he hadn’t been able to deal with it, so he had run. Of course he had used the excuse of returning to the gym circuit, but anyone with working eyes would’ve been able to tell that was only the half of it.
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“Usually I’m not either,” he commented when the other mentioned not being a bitter guy. “I admit I didn’t take being blind well, but now I realize it wasn’t about being blind. I had just lost my sister a few weeks before that and had immediately jumped into things to distract myself. After losing my sight, some of the things I had done to distract myself with I could no longer do. I still wasn’t ready to deal with all that, so I placed my misplaced anger towards the fact I had become blind instead of at the real reason,” he admitted.
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It hadn’t been one of his finer moments. His blindness had just been something for him to direct his anger towards so he didn’t have to deal with the emotions surrounding his sister's passing. Of course, after he had started to receive cooking lessons, he had calmed down.
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At the question, he nodded. “Yes, the headaches were caused by the concussion I had. That’s long since healed, so no more headaches. Well, I mean, I still get headaches like anyone else, but not like I did when I had my concussion,” he reassured the older male.
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He supposed that was true. A good psychic type would probably help with that. “I would have to be a good psychic type,” he pointed out. Maybe one with telepathy.
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Listening to what he had to say, he was a bit confused. “I suppose so; really, as long as someone has a great personality, I could care less what they look like.”
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Well, that wasn’t necessarily true. Sure, it was true when it came to friendship, but not if it was something more than friendship. For that, the person would have to be a guy.
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As distracted as he was thinking of personalities versus appearance, he wasn’t aware of Biscotti moving until he grabbed his hand. His face heating up slightly, he didn’t resist allowing the other to tug him along.
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“No problem,” he said, managing to regain his composure as he continued to allow the other to tug him along.
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Venus, for her part, was making sure to keep the ones she was herding grouped together.[break] Biscotti Kingsley

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To his relief, the attack did exactly what he wanted it to. With Etali down for the count, that made him the winner. After taking the time to praise Isis for a job well done, he returned the Metagross to its pokeball before turning to face the gym leader, his face heating up a bit at the praise.
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“It was a great match. Pretty close to losing there... I mean, I almost lost,” he corrected himself when he realized how weirdly he had phrased his original comment. “I decided to change up my tactic from our last battle. I tried to go for speed vs. speed last time, but you were so familiar with the Pokémon I used last time that you were able to use that to your advantage.”
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This time, he tried to go in the opposite direction in the hopes of somewhat leveling the playing field. Luckily, his plan had worked out.
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At the earning of the badge, his embarrassment would fade and be replaced with a proud smile. He was proud of his accomplishments and his Pokémon. “Thank you,” he said after he had followed the older male's directions and held the badge in his hand. “I will treasure this always.”
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With that said, he bid Josh farewell. It was about time he went on his way and told his family how he had done in his gym battle.[break] Josh Devlin

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From the sound, it seemed like Etali was going to use the move Electro Ball. It was the same sound he had heard earlier in the battle, so he figured it might’ve been the move used earlier. As he heard the pings on Isis’ metallic body, he had to resist the urge to wince at the sound it made, setting his teeth on edge.
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Mentally shaking himself, he returned his focus to the battle just as Isis got a hit. That was a relief. He had been a bit worried about how the Metagross would do, considering the fact that it wasn’t a very fast Pokémon. The fact that his smarts were able to make up for it was a weight off his shoulders.
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It wasn’t over yet, though. From what he had gathered, Etali was still holding on, hopefully not for too much longer.
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“Isis, let’s try to finish this,” he said, trusting the Metagross to come up with the best move to use. Hopefully, it would be enough to give them the victory. If not, well...
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While its trainer seemed to lapse into his own thoughts about the way the battle could go, Isis continued on with the battle. Knowing a head-on attack might be easy to dodge, the Metagross resorts to using Confusion, hoping the force from the attack will be enough to knock him out.[break] Josh Devlin

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As she spoke, he nodded in agreement. It was something he always believed in. His parents, having pushed him to start his Pokémon journey when he was ten, had only affirmed that belief. It had allowed him to become a fairly independent person. Though he supposed that sometimes he could be a bit independent, sometimes he found it hard to ask for help, often believing he could do everything on his own.
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At the mention of it being okay to ask for help, he had to resist the urge to sigh. He knew that, but it was hard. He had been raised to be able to look after himself.
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“I suppose so, but it’s hard. Even my parents pushed me to be an independent person,” he admitted. And that had been like that towards him until after his sister had died. After that, they got weird with him, not wanting him to leave their sight, becoming smothering.
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He didn’t really need her to tell him to hire more help; that was actually what he was trying to do. “Yeah, I’ve tried, but I haven’t received many offers. I’m hoping that if I can get my restaurant name more out there, I’ll garner more interest. I’m not real picky about who works for me as long as they do their job,” he explained, not wanting her to think he was just turning people away because of the type of person they were.[break] Honoré Nara

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“If you look at our site, our hours are listed. My aunt set up a site for people to know our hours. Though I’m sure she also did it, so I remember what they are as well; she’s under the impression I work too much,” he said with a small shrug. So he didn’t really like taking time off; that was just because he liked doing what he did.
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At the mention of his name, he couldn’t help but chuckle. “Perhaps not to someone like you or me, but think of it from a kid's perspective. Most people who have struggled with saying my name have been children. I guess it’s a bit of a mouthful for a child.”
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Hearing the apology, he waved it off. “Don’t worry about it; it’s not like I said something when we first started talking. I sometimes forget that not everyone knows I’m blind. I’m just so used to it that I forget; even though I wasn’t born blind.”
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The change in conversation made him raise his brow, but he let it slide. “Thank you; she’s my main guide pokemon, though I’m hoping to train my Riolu to guide me around as well once she’s fully evolved. It’ll be a lot easier to have her guide me around the restaurant instead of having to go back to relying on a cane,” he explained as he continued to stroke the top of Tempest's head.[break] Thea Naito

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He still found it hard to believe, but he would take Kee’s word for it. “Perhaps I will. I’m always interested in trying someone else’s cooking. My aunt sometimes visits with food she’s cooked, so I don’t have to cook for myself after cooking all day; she’s a real good cook. My uncle, on the other hand..."
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Well, his uncle tried, and he would give him that. Unfortunately, all the trying in the world wouldn’t make his uncle a good cook.
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As his boyfriend spoke, he couldn’t help but chuckle. “Nothing tells me your brother knew exactly what he was doing. He at least wanted us to meet, and we hit it off. The fact we did probably showed him he had been right about us being good for each other.”
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He knew some people would be annoyed by someone playing matchmaker. I would see it as the other person meddling in their life. But he didn’t mind. As proven when first meeting Kee, he became a flustered mess when interacting with someone he really liked, even messing up words. He still became flustered, but he would like to think he was improving to not sound like he hasn’t ever done any schooling.
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With the subject moving on, he explained what had been going on with Athena. He honestly wasn’t sure how it was happening. Though he did have one theory, He wondered if his theory was right. After watching Shaymin leave, he would turn his attention back to the work at hand.
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At the mention of the box of memories, he nodded in agreement. “Sounds good to me,” he agreed.
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Meanwhile, Athena was in the attic having a grand time. However, the scent of something sweet would catch her attention. Looking around, the Riolu would slip out of the attic to see what the scent was all about. Soon she would push her way past a grate that belonged to an air vent before going over to the Shaymin. It seemed Athena was getting into the attic through ventilation. The grate that usually blocks such a thing was missing a few screws, allowing Athena to push it aside just enough to use it.[break] Keenan Toral

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They needed to get closer to the kilowattrel, though that would be easier said than done. Bird Pokémon were all quite agile. Though he supposed if they tricked it on where they were going to strike, they could play things that way. "Isis, don’t stay still; we don’t want you to be an easy target,” the red-head pointed out.
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With the way he spoke, it could mean he was wary of another electric attack that could strike from a distance. While that wasn’t completely off-the-mark, most of what he said had a double meaning. Luckily, he was good enough at controlling his emotions not to make it obvious that was the case.
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Isis knew him well enough to understand what he meant and started moving around, sticking to the ground, making sure it would be hard to pinpoint where he might attack or what that attack may be. When Isis felt they could pull off an attack, they would suddenly shoot towards Etali's fist, swinging as it performed the move Bullet Punch.[break] Josh Devlin

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With the Manectric out of commission, Marrow would move closer to Isis, ready to aid them if need be. Especially since Etali was still going strong despite being thrown by the Isis Confusion attack. Knowing that Etali had a good bit of fight in her, Shin wasn’t at all surprised when he heard the unmistakable sound of an electric attack being fired off, which he found out to be an Electro Ball thanks to his rotom phone.
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Despite the power behind such an attack, Shin wasn’t worried. In fact, Shin was pretty resigned when Marrow jumped forward to intercept the attack before it could even get close to Isis. This would give Isis the time to prepare its attack using the sandstorm as cover for as long as possible before aiming the Meteor Mash at Etali.
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While Isis focused on Etali, Shin would return Marrow to her pokeball. She had been knocked out when the Electro Ball sent her flying, and the impact with the ground had been enough to knock her out. [break] Josh Devlin

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Assuming Josh had missed his lame response he was relieved. Deciding to keep his attention focused on the match with the help of his rotom phone he went through battle strategies he could do. Battle strategies with Marrow went more towards brute force while the ones for Isis relied more on speed.
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If only there was a good way to combine the two. Before he could think too much on the matter Saber would latch on to Marrow this would enable Etali to get free while also disrupting the Thrash attack. In most cases that would be a good thing but considering a Marowak’s weakness and the change of getting frozen it was definitely not a good thing.
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Marrow seemed to realize this and did the only thing she could think of to dislodge the Manectric, try to his the electric type with her bone. Realizing Marrow might have things handled by using Bone Rush turned his attention to Isis.
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“You hanging in there Isis,” he called out in response to his question the Metagross would use the chance to try and use Confusion on Etali.[break] Josh Devlin

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